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<p class=MsoNormal>This was in today’s StP paper, Edina Realty is adding “Walk
Score” to its ratings of homes for sale.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.walkscore.com/">http://www.walkscore.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Note that site uses Google’s local search for nearby amenities,
and thus has those known issues with data accuracy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(plus I note they are pulling in Grocery Stores but not
Convenience Stores?)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>You can see how Landmarks/Points of Interest are getting to
be an ever more important data source commercially.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Explanation of open source stack used to produce the Walk
Score:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/ranking-methodology.shtml">http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/ranking-methodology.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(PostGIS, MapServer, …)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>-NRead<o:p></o:p></p>
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